Unexpected side effect of quitting...

[ConradM]

I've found that I haven't been able to sleep since quitting. I always drink coffee in the evenings and it occurred to me last night that caffeine might have a stronger effect now... I googled it and apparently the effect of caffeine doubles in people that quit smoking.

Not sure if that only relates to quitting cold turkey, (no nic) or just quitting. I'm going to try going without coffee a few evenings to see if it makes a difference.

Anyone else have this problem?

 

[WileECoyote]

Only if I chain vape 24mg all the way to bed. Now I switch to lower nic levels in the evening.

 

[claudebo]

ditto : I do the same thing coyote, except I vape 12 and go to 6 at night,
Use the coffee liquid in mornings and sweet ones at night.

 

[ConradM]

Yeah, I'm vaping 12mg right now so I now that's not it. If anything, getting back up and vaping some more helps me get to sleep.

 

[Harlen]

Yep had to stop the caffeine in the evening.
All is well now

 

[cramptholomew]

after about a month of vaping, I had to lower my nic level if I still wanted to drink coffee. I was all hopped up and full of anxiety all the time if I had even ONE cup.

 

[soba1]

Don't drink coffee after 2m and try melatonin

 

[Weizenheimer]

You can't sleep when you ingest caffeine before bed? Mystifying indeed.

 

[CommaHolly]

anything over 6mg nic at night kept me up for hours,,,,,

I had to lower to 6mg to sleep,,,,,,,,,,,eventually, I just went to 0mg all together.

 

[ConradM]

You can't sleep when you ingest caffeine before bed? Mystifying indeed.

Not before bed. More like right after work, usually around 5pm. Which I've done my entire adult life. Obviously it correlates to quitting smoking.

 

[K_Tech]

That's very interesting...

For years I chugged coffee by the pot, then one day I cut back to one cup per day.

Now, ANY caffeine in the late afternoon/evening interferes with my sleep badly.

 

[RuDawg7890]

This is my second week analog free, and I have been having terrible trouble sleeping all week! I only drink caffeine in the morning, water the rest of the day. I do vape all the way to bedtime, even in bed before the lights go out. I might try lower nic at bedtime.

 

[Weizenheimer]

That's why you're supposed to drink beer after work, although I don't myself

 

[cassandraschild]

Ive found that caffiene doesn't seem to have more effect, but it stays in my system longer. I used to have to cut out caffiene 5 hours before bed. Now I have to cut it out 8 hours before bed.

 

[jclay1192]

I've found that I haven't been able to sleep since quitting. I always drink coffee in the evenings and it occurred to me last night that caffeine might have a stronger effect now... I googled it and apparently the effect of caffeine doubles in people that quit smoking.

Not sure if that only relates to quitting cold turkey, (no nic) or just quitting. I'm going to try going without coffee a few evenings to see if it makes a difference.

Anyone else have this problem?

*nicotine, nicotine, nicotine, gum* your brains an the fritz

 

[jclay1192]

That's why you're supposed to drink beer after work, although I don't myself

i drink at Beer:30..

 

[DW82]

That's very interesting...

For years I chugged coffee by the pot, then one day I cut back to one cup per day.

Now, ANY caffeine in the late afternoon/evening interferes with my sleep badly.

Same here.

 

[Jayvaps]

I vape 15mg when I wake up. 2 cups of coffee thru the morning while vaping 12 mg.

Iced tea with caffeine in the evening vaping 12mg.

I typically switch to water around 9 or 10pm. Vaping 12 or now 10mg up until I go to bed around midnight and sleep like a baby.

I actually sleep better than I did when I was smoking. Mainly because I don't wake up in coughing fits.

 

[Taznino]

You can't sleep when you ingest caffeine before bed? Mystifying indeed.

I just lol'd

 

[MudOnTheTires]

I've definitely had a sensitivity to caffeine after switching to vaping. Used to drink coffee all day long, but now can only drink one cup in the morning. I researched it and it is a side effect of quitting smoking. Apparently not a side effect of quitting nicotine though since I'm still getting plenty of nic.

I started at 18mg nic, but went down to 12mg after the first few weeks. I also found that even though my only caffeine is in the morning, I still have a hard time sleeping due to chain vaping in the evening. Need to get some 6mg for the evenings. Hoping that helps.